Nipocalimab is the first and only investigational therapy granted US FDA breakthrough therapy designation for the treatment of adults living with moderate to severe Sjögren’s disease

Johnson & Johnson

11 November 2024 - The breakthrough therapy designation for investigational nipocalimab in Sjögren’s disease, a prevalent autoantibody disease with no approved advanced therapies, is supported by results from the Phase 2 DAHLIAS study.

Johnson & Johnson today announced that the US FDA has granted nipocalimab breakthrough therapy designation for the treatment of adults living with moderate to severe Sjögren’s disease, a debilitating and chronic autoantibody disease with high prevalence, for which no approved advanced treatments are available.

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